as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer
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Drivers can select up to three ancillary widgets to display on the passenger side such as weather and media information.
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Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024
Well, there are about a trillion guides for which widget will make an imperceptible improvement to your hike.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024
This may be an app issue, but there is a Pocket Cast widget for the main display.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
Today, officials from Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Mexico and Washington said X's AI widget, Grok, misled users about ballot deadlines after President Joe Biden withdrew his re-election bid.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024
Well, there are about a trillion guides for which widget will make an imperceptible improvement to your hike.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024
This may be an app issue, but there is a Pocket Cast widget for the main display.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
Today, officials from Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Mexico and Washington said X's AI widget, Grok, misled users about ballot deadlines after President Joe Biden withdrew his re-election bid.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Widget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widget. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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